Sakanaya Doujou

Rating: OK
Meal:  Dinner
Price: 3487 yen
Payment: Credit cards accepted
Dishes:  Grilled chicken, sashimi, avocado and salmon carpaccio, sake
English Menu: No
Smoking: Yes

Went looking in Yokosuka again for a spot I hadn't eaten at before and am reduced to izakayas for the  most part.  This one is in an area full of 'em and I just haven't had the desire to try them in the past.  I guess I can get through them for the sake of completeness.

Grilled chicken

This spot is pretty much your typical izakaya, specializing in seafood.  It claims to use local Miura Peninsula ingredients.  Who knows?

They advertised Dassai sake, one I quite like, so I tried a couple glasses (they were small) of the 50 and 39 varieties.

For food I just ordered a grilled chicken, some sashimi and an avocado and salmon carpaccio.  It was all good, but just ok.  I forgot to take pictures of everything...guess I'm out of practice.

Halal Sakura

Rating: Very good
Meal: Lunch
Price: ? yen
Payment: Credit cards accepted
English Menu: Yes
Smoking: No

Halal Sakura is not far from where we meet for church, and I'd been wanting to try it for some time.  We finally got the opportunity last week, along with several other church members.

Halal Sakura is interesting in that they bill themselves as entirely halal, but they food they server consists of a mixture of typical Japanese dishes (ramen, teishokus), hotpot and yakiniku, and lastly (the part I'm most interested in) Uyghur cuisine.  Meanwhile, our waiter was from Uzbekistan, so...interesting.

I tried some lamb sticks and a beef tongue salad, my wife had some chicken sticks and a cucumber salad, while my son had polo, a kind of lamb rice pilaf.  Others ordered similar dishes, and overall it was pretty good, though I am looking forward to returning and trying more items.

Salma Tikka and Biryani

Rating: Very good
Meal: Dinner
Price: ? yen
Payment: Credit cards accepted
English Menu:Yes
Smoking: No

I met some friends at this Indian restaurant near Shinagawa station the other week.  It's related somehow to the other Indian restaurant in Ueno that my wife and I tried a bit back and enjoyed.  The menu format looks identical as well.  The flavors here are definitely stronger than you usually get at a Nepalese run place.

Hot masala chai

It was a while back, so my memory is a bit fuzzy.  I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves. 

Tandoori chicken

Lamb rogan josh

Hase ya

Rating: OK
Meal:  Dinner
Price: 2300 yen
Payment: Cash only
Dishes:  Gyusuji daikon, grilled fish
English Menu: No
Smoking: Yes (I think...not too sure now, but izakayas usually permit smoking)

Last night I braved the rainy weather and finally went in search of a new place to try.  I took the train down to the Keikyu Ohtsu station and wandered around.  I didn't find much.  Actually the only place I found was Hase ya, a small izakaya.  I was the only person there and there was only one person behind the counter.

Hot sake with mandatory appetizer (tofu and fishballz)

I deciphered the items on the wall available and ordered a gyusuji dish with daikon and some grilled fish.  I figured that even though everything would be slightly sweet (sugar is the devil), at least I would be getting some meat.  I also ordered some hot sake, as I was chilled to the bone.

Gyusuji with daikon

The food was tasty, as expected, actually better than expected given the remoteness and smallness of the place.  But pretty much your typical izakaya fare, nothing spectacular.

Grilled fish

Since this is the only place I could find near the station I'll be moving on to Maborikaigan station next.  Hopefully the weather will be nicer.